Best case for Aputure and Amaran Lights

 

I recently became the owner of a 2nd Amaran 200x by Aputure. Having never bought a proper case for the first one, I decided it was time to kit it up. Ahhh case shopping. Hurts so good. I began my search for the best case for Aputure Amaran lights. I knew that I wanted something big enough for the 2 lamps, some accessories/lighting modifiers and enough room for a future addition or 2. It was honestly pure coincidence that I came across a great deal on the Pelican 1615 TRVL Air; It checked all the boxes in a lightweight form factor. 

Pelican 1615 TRVL Air case for Amaran lights

My goal was to use the custom fitted foam that came with the lamps, as it fit so well. The first 200x is about 2 years old and came in packaging with a longer form factor compared to the newest one. By laying them out beside the Pelican 1615 case, I saw that it would be possible to use the included foam packaging inserts with a slight modification.

Pelican 1615 TRVL Air case for Amaran lights

By cutting the shorter foam insert 4 1/8” from the right (using an electric knife), I was able to squeeze both 200x’s with their foam inserts into the Pelican 1615 side by side.

Pelican 1615 Air case for Aputure Amaran 200x

I used some additional foam I had laying around beneath the 2 inserts to get them up to the same height.

foam for case

This gave me more than enough room to fit the case's current contents, which are:

2 x Amaran 200x’s

2 x power adapters

2 x power cables

2 x reflectors

1 x NiceFoto Fresnel lens with barn doors and honeycomb modifier

NiceFoto fresnel lens bowens mount

1 x barn doors with set of colored gels

Barn doors with honeycomb and gels

This leaves me room for a possible 3rd 200x,

Pelican 1615 Air with Aputure Amaran 200x

2 Aputure Amaran 60x’s if I want the kit to veer small

or a 300d/600d will alternatively fit if I want to go bigger. 

If you’re looking to collapse several lights and accessories into 1 case, the Pelican 1615 Air could be the best case for your Aputure Amaran lights!

 

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